How does Classlist work?

THE AWARD-WINNING SOCIAL PARENT APP FOR SCHOOLS

Build a welcoming community, together

Classlist is a bespoke solution for nurturing school communities, designed and developed with input from schools around the world.

Schools prefer Classlist to social media because it encourages inclusivity, community and connection through events, interest groups and communication.

Schools customise their Classlist page, confidently manage secure member accounts and assign community leader roles all from the Classlist Admin portal. They use Classlist to send newsletters, reminders, or urgent messages to specific groups, and organise welcoming events, all of which parents receive directly on their mobile phones.

Designed specifically for schools, Classlist offers schools a proactive, personalised and professional approach to the school's digital community space.

Parents use the handy Classlist app to make friends, look up names, plan parties, share the school run, ask questions, consult school info, and sell preloved items.
It's easy to see what's on and join in.
Having everything school-related in one place makes parenting life easier.

PTAs love the collaborative events management tools for fundraising and community engagement. Ticketing, raffles, QR code Guest List scanner, RSVPs, messaging and volunteer sign-up lists are just some of the features.

Classlist supports you every step of the way with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Make the most of our demos, community leadership courses, and resources for inspiration on how to take your parent community to the next level.

Book a Demo

Features at a glance

Parent contact list

Easily find and contact your child’s new friend’s parents. You don’t have to share a phone number so it’s totally GDPR-safe.

Lift sharing

Connect with nearby parents to share the school run helping save money, time and the planet.

Announcements

Find the school info you need, quickly. Only the school or PTA can post here. They can schedule announcements in advance, to get them off their mental ‘to do’ list!

Events

Parent associations use the Events tool to organise PTA events, take payments, find volunteers and boost ticket sales.

Raffles

It is a paperless, cashless, no hassle raffle feature - no need for another app, create prize draws with ease on Classlist.

PTA Website

Looking for a beautifully designed, and easy to use website to promote your PTA activity to the world with? We've got it!

Organised chat

The class chat group is structured with posts and comments rather than as a continuous feed - much easier than WhatsApp.

Organise meet-ups

Arrange a coffee or meet up and see easily who is coming using Classlist Events - no need for the whole class to receive lots of 'yes I'm coming'. 'I'm going to be late', 'not sure yet' type pings in a chat group.

Marketplace

Parents love our Marketplace, where you can buy and sell everything from second hand school uniform, to pianos and bikes.

Lost and found

There’s a dedicated section in the Marketplace listings for lost property - no more messages out to the whole class looking for Jonny’s jumper and the 30 replies back - ‘not here!’

Parties with RSVPs

Set up private birthday parties and add guests by pupil name to let their parent know about the party. They can RSVP in the invitation so you can easily keep track of who is coming and any dietary needs.

Teacher presents

Collect money via Classlist for an upcoming get together or teacher's present.

500,000+

Classlist active parents

15,000

Volunteer school ambassadors

40+

Countries worldwide

"It really helps our community share information, share advice, share news: a great innovation."

Alex Hutchinson

Head Teacher, James Allen Girls' School (JAGS), London

"Classlist has completely revolutionised our parent communication"

John Maguire

Former Executive Headmaster, British School of Bahrain

"It's really transformed how our Parent Association can engage with the parent body. WhatsApp was a bit fractious and unwieldy. Classlist has really streamlined things"

Lindsay Hughes

Headmistress, Channing School

"WhatsApp was outside the remit of GDPR. Classlist gives us a controlled, dynamic platform"

John Barker

Head Teacher, International School of Hannover Region

"We use it to target particular groups of parents. They don’t miss out on information; get fewer emails, and it moves them away from WhatsApp."

Tania Botting

Chair, IAPS, Former Headmistress, Greenfield School

"It brings the school community together I can't recommend it highly enough"

Christian Saenger

Headmaster, Dumpton School

"A really great way to welcome new families. The school trips functionality has been really supportive for our staff."

Elizabeth de Libero

Head of Comms & Admissions, British School in the Netherlands

"Classlist’s dead simple - I hand it over to our PTA and they just run it. It’s a trouble-free solution and less hassle than Facebook."

Brian Lockwood

Former Education Technology Director, Copenhagen International School

"A wonderfully easy way for parents to connect, arrange social events and support each other – it’s brilliant!"

Arabella Stuart

Former Admissions Director, Sevenoaks School

"Classlist has been really effective. It is very inclusive for all our families, and resolves the burning issue of connecting parents to each other."

Lynn Knapp

Head of Windmill Primary School, Oxford

"Classlist has been invaluable bringing our school parent community together."

Tamara Mehta

PTA Secretary, Kew House School

"It takes parents off the What’s App groups and gives us a bit more control. We love it."

Rachel Snaith

Bursary and Development Officer, Harrodian School

"Parents use Classlist to arrange lift-sharing, find missing PE kit, and get to know each other during the holidays. They are less likely to use WhatsApp or similar."

Tracey Hartley

Headteacher, John Hampden Grammar School

"It's been a tremendous success and saves my staff a huge amount of time."

Francis Retter

Headteacher, British Academy of Brussels

"Classlist has been amazing. It has allowed us to consolidate messaging and connect with more parents. Boarding parents also feel part of the community"

Mike Weyerhauser

Head of Parent Liason, St George's International School, Montreux

"Parent communication used to come from lots of different areas. Classlist has brought it all together. We're really happy with it."

Tom Duckling

Former Deputy Head Teacher, Aiglon College, Switzerland

The parent to parent app you've been looking for

Connecting, messaging, and events that bring school communities together in a safe and inclusive way

THE AWARD-WINNING SOCIAL PARENT APP FOR SCHOOLS

Build a welcoming community, together